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Marie Nelson Bennett papers, 1939-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bennett, Marie Nelson
Title
Marie Nelson Bennett papers
Dates
1939-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
125.25 linear feet, (51 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1664
Summary
The Marie Nelson Bennett papers (1939-2013) contain copies and originals of Bennett's work. It also contains a biography prepared by Bennett herself, giving detail about her work in general, as well as details about specific pieces of her work. Bennett received a Ph. D. in composition from the University of Utah. In 1995 she was nominated for the Kennedy Center Freidham award for orchestral composition and in 1996 she received a Merit of Honor from the University of Utah Emeritus Alumni Association.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Marie Nelson Bennett (B. 1926) began making up piano songs at the age of six and arranging vocal songs in junior high. At seventeen, she began attending the University of Utah, where she majored in music, minored in Theater and Art; she graduated in 1947. She began attending Yale and, with the help of Paul Hindemith, graduated with a bachelors of Music in two years. Later she received a Ph.D in composition from the University of Utah. After her husband's and daughter's deaths, in 1981, Bennett and her eldest son were left to run her husband's Salt Palace Travelodge; Bennett still found time to compose. In 1994, the Boston composer, William Thomas McKinley, "discovered" Bennett. He asked if he could record Bennett's work and began lining up premieres for her in Town Hall in New York City. She continued to compose symphonies, concertos, operas, and other works. In 1995 she was nominated for the Kennedy Center Freidheim award for orchestral composition. In 1996 she was awarded a Merit of Honor from the University of Utah Emeritus Alumni Association. In 2003 she married Wallace Grant Bennett.

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Content Description

The Marie Nelson Bennett papers (1939-2013) contain copies and originals of Nelson's work. It also contains a biography prepared by Bennett herself, giving detail about her work in general, as well as details about specific pieces of her work. These works include Bennett's Symphony No. 1 through Symphony No. 8, Concerto No. 1 through Concerto No. 4, operas, choral works and arrangements, sonatas, piano music, organ music, guitar music, vocal solos, Christmas music, and orchestral arrangements.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Marie Barker Nelson Bennett (box 1) in 1997.

Donated by Marie Barker Nelson Bennett (boxes 2-48) in 2005.

Donated by Marie Barker Nelson Bennett (box 49) in 2009.

Donated by Marie Barker Nelson Bennett (box 50) in 2010.

Donated by Marie Barker Nelson Bennett (box 51) in 2016.

Processing Note

Processed by Jennifer Sessions in 2006.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2010.

Addendum (box 51) processed by Betsey Welland in 2018.

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Related Materials

See also the Marie Nelson Bennett photograph collection (P0468) and the Marie Nelson Bennett music recordings (A0437) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Sessions.
2006 (last modified: 2018)

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